Healthy Strawberry Yogurt
Spring has finally arrived and how. The weather has now changed for the better. Gone are those dreadful chilling days and now that has made way for mild and pleasant weather. There are some days with exceptions, but then I will take spring any time of the year. The bare trees are now being replaced with beautiful flowers or small leaves and it is beautiful to see the transformation all around.
Also another plus for me is that the days are getting longer. Even when I get back home from work at 6:00 PM in the evening, it is still bright as day. I get to open the blinds, the back door, stash those curtains and experience brightness for another hour and half. That lifts up my spirits and gives me a positive and energizing feeling all around.
This also gives me an opportunity to experiment more with the food pictures in natural light, which by itself makes a huge difference in the quality of the pictures.
Our local super market had a huge sale of strawberries during the weekend. They were fresh, beautiful and so brought bunch of boxes. Strawberries unlike the blueberries have smaller shelf life and so have to be used up quickly. I had prepared this Strawberry milkshake before, so I decided to try this Strawberry yogurt this time.
Strawberries are packed with flavonoids. Research shows that these two flavonoids help keep “bad” (LDL) cholesterol from oxidizing and damaging artery walls.Strawberries also contain ellargic acid — also found in raspberries, grapes, walnuts, pecans— which act as a scavenger to “bind” cancer-causing chemicals, making them inactive. In addition, it prevents binding of carcinogens to DNA and reduces the incidence of cancer in cultured human cells exposed to carcinogens. (Source)
The recipe here is only a basic guideline. The ingredients can be easily replaced based on taste or by anything that is available on hand. Pecans can be replaced by any other nuts, apple chunks, banana chunks can be replaced with other fruits. Flax seeds can be replaced by granola or they can be skipped all together. I used those ingredients that I had on hand and also the things we enjoy.
This is my second contribution and this goes to FIC-Pink an event hosted by Priya of Priya’s Easy N Tasty Recipes.
Ingredients
- 3-4 strawberries (increase as per taste)
- 2 cups yogurt (plain) I used fat free
- 1 Tbsp honey/ sugar
- Chopped strawberry, pecans, flax seeds for garnishing
- Chopped apples, banana (optional)
Method
- Chop the strawberries into big chunks.
- Now put them in a blender and run through without adding any liquid. This makes good paste of the fruit. Otherwise if yogurt is added along with the fruit, the fruit does not get pureed and there could be some lumps.
- Now add the yogurt, honey/sugar and blend again. Refrigerate and serve as required. Garnish with chopped strawberry, pecan pieces, flax seeds.
That sounds really really delish. Lunch time for me:-) I wish i could have a bowl. I need to get whole flaxseeds, great addition to the yogurt…
I hope last week was the final week of chill for us:-)
Love frutis with yogurt, falxseeds are nice addition. Enjoy the spring/summer.
Nice healthy, refreshing summer treat.. Love everything in it.
It is hot here, I would love to drink this one! gorgeous pic!
Love yoghurt with fruits, lovely click, love the addition of flax seeds, Thanks for sending to FIC!
Makes me want to run out and make some. I might do just that 🙂 Love the picture. simply irresistible.
Trisha always buys Dannon creamy Strawberry yogurt for snacking, looks so good with nuts on top! 🙂
loved the addition of flax seeds to it.
yum yum…great for after dinner snack. love the way flax seeds and nuts are floating on top… great presentation.
Strawberry yogurt is one of my favorite yogurts.
The beaded basket (of strawberries) looks very pretty.:-D
Lovely! The flaxseeds make it even healthier.
Love the pretty basket too
hi,
yummy looking dessert, I too made it last night :)fruit n nuts addition is a nice healthy choice. lovely click and nicely presented.
TC
I love strawberry yogurt but never tried making at home..looks delicious ..lovely click..lovely basket
Strawberry yogurt looks delicious..you have topped it with nuts too..yummy!!
Oh, that looks super delicious alongwith being healthy!
Thank you all very much for the warm comments. This is a great refresher for this type of weather and healthy too 🙂
Ah, so lovely! Strawberry yogurts are my favorite.
This is such a refreshing smoothie! Looks so pretty in pink! Nice presentation as always 🙂
Hey RC looks so yummy my personal fav. i always buy from nestle brand and have it after my lunch.. surely gonna try this and let u know.
I am sure this taste so yumm, and much much better than the shop bought youghurt with strawberry flavour.
Thats one cool fruit yogurt
Lovely click..Strawberry yogurt looks yummm!!
I’m loving the longer days too.. strawberry yoghurt looks yum. Topped with granola, it could make a tasty breakfast too.
My favorite breakfast these days. And thanks for the tip on pureeing strawberries without adding yogurt. I usually end up with half crushed strawberries
Looks great! Longer days 😛 I’m still on the fence about it
i got a big bunch of strawberries on sale too! this yogurt looks so pretty, im going to make this tomorrow 🙂
Lovely colour..thats so tempting
Rc, hope u have forgotten to send ur entries through mail, i picked ur both recipes url n pics, gonna post the roundup, hope u dont mind for picking ur pictures na..thanks!
Strawberry yogurt looks yummy!!
Looks so Yum! Caught my eye in the FIC roundup….
this is not how to make home made yougurt. this is how to make semi-home made yougurt.
no just kidding that looks great!!!!
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